Pollarding and Alder yes or no?

[Kveldssanger]

Whoa that's a glorious misdiagnosis. It's almost got wings, it's that glorious. Crikey...

 

Please keep us posted to the outcome for the alder.

[Thesnarlingbadger]

They react well to topping in the sense that they come back strongly, whether one wants to look at that is often a matter of personal choice, often it's only other tree blokes who react with horror at the sight of a topped tree.

I agree though "out or nothing" is prolly best for Alder

 

 

Yeah I'll see what they want as an end game but light reductions seem to work alright in some situations.

[Thesnarlingbadger]

Whoa that's a glorious misdiagnosis. It's almost got wings, it's that glorious. Crikey...

 

Please keep us posted to the outcome for the alder.

 

 

Will do :-)

[Jake Andrews]

They react well to topping in the sense that they come back strongly, whether one wants to look at that is often a matter of personal choice, often it's only other tree blokes who react with horror at the sight of a topped tree.

I agree though "out or nothing" is prolly best for Alder

 

Good point made, depends on what 'react' we are referring too. They react well to topping from a regrowth sense, I was coming from a decay a dysfunction point of veiw. Every topped Alder iv come across has had bad decay at the pruning points (similar too birch). With quick regrowth and a lack of follow up management makes them a bad tree to top IMO unless the client understands the future pruning required and if that's what they want.

[Mick Dempsey]

Good point made, depends on what 'react' we are referring too. They react well to topping from a regrowth sense, I was coming from a decay a dysfunction point of veiw. Every topped Alder iv come across has had bad decay at the pruning points (similar too birch). With quick regrowth and a lack of follow up management makes them a bad tree to top IMO unless the client understands the future pruning required and if that's what they want.

 

Very similar to birch in that respect, yes.

[Gary Prentice]

Think I'd rather have shingles than to spend the rest of life with a pollen allergy. And I know shingles ain't pleasant

[Thesnarlingbadger]

Just wanted to pop a quick update on this. The job has been put on hold due to the circumstances, but I'll let you guys know when I do do it, will get pics too :-).

[Thesnarlingbadger]

Think I'd rather have shingles than to spend the rest of life with a pollen allergy. And I know shingles ain't pleasant

 

 

Haha yeah it would kind of put a spanner in the works